Husker Home Games Highway Travel Update

The first home Husker football game is Saturday, Sept 1. According to the Nebraska

Department of Roads (NDOR), contractors will minimize lane closures on home game

weekends on the highways around the immediate Lincoln area where highway improvement

projects are ongoing.

The first home Husker football game is Saturday, Sept 1. According to the Nebraska

Department of Roads (NDOR), contractors will minimize lane closures on home game
weekends on the highways around the immediate Lincoln area where highway improvement
projects are ongoing.

Lincoln Area Highways

· I-80 – East & West of Lincoln: Two lanes in both directions will be open on home game
days. Some speed reductions may be in place.
I-180 into Lincoln: Open
US-6 – East & West of Lincoln: Open
N-2 - Nebraska City to Lincoln: Open
N-79: Open
US-77- Wahoo to Lincoln and Beatrice to Lincoln: Open
US-34 – Seward to Lincoln: Open
Eastbound I-80 Entrance Ramp at Waverly Interchange (409) from N-6 will close at halftime of each home game. Traffic will be directed to continue east on N-6.
Northbound I-180 Entrance Ramp from Superior St. will also close to assist traffic exiting Lincoln on I-180, after each game.

Message boards will be posted, as in the past, to direct traffic upon departure from
Lincoln. City of Lincoln Police and Public Works, along with Nebraska State Patrol and the
State Roads Department coordinate Husker game day traffic operations to enhance public
safety.

Statewide

There are many active highway improvement projects on Nebraska’s highways and the
interstate. Motorists planning highway travel to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln home
football games are reminded to buckle-up and pay extra close attention to the greatly increased
traffic which increases the travel time. Leave for your destination allowing plenty of time for a
safe arrival to and returning from Memorial Stadium.

511

The Advanced Traveler Information Service, 511, is a free 24-hour, year-round
information source offered by the NDOR and the State Patrol. Phone Numbers and web details
are below.

Travel Resources Year-Round

PHONE: Call 511 or 800-906-9069, then follow the prompts.

WEB: 511 on the web at: www.511.nebraska.gov. Use the icons on the left side of the page
and click the map to zoom into the area you wish to see in detail. Hover or click on icons for
more details. Other map layers include weather sensors, cameras, and message boards.
There are links on the page to weather info and travel info for surrounding states.

MOBILE: www.ndortraveler.mobi. View a Text version of 511 info, (sorted by highway
number), selected camera views across the state by geographic area, weather links, the most
recent NDOR Tweet, as well as push-to-talk 511 phone. The site works on PC’s, too.